Comments on: where have i been + more excuses not to write

By: Joon

Joon — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:44:01 +0000

thank you! i emailed.

By: Wena Poon

Wena Poon — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:31:01 +0000

Hi everyone, your blog and comments came up in my Googles alert. I’m sorry to hear that you are disappointed in my book, but I totally understand where you are coming from. I felt that way about 15 years ago when I was growing up in Singapore. Yes, even that competitive, vindictive spirit. Like you guys, I got really jealous whenever some local author made it big, and I swore that I would do better than that person, especially since I thought my writing was better and at least my English wasn’t broken. Well it took 15 years, but now it’s my turn to get some awards and limelight. Instead of criticizing and tearing people up, you should really write and publish if you think you can do better. Yes I agree the title of my book is too literal, I didn’t like it myself, but I couldn’t think of a better title. And it’s interesting you think that my book isn’t written for Singaporeans. Well, it really wasn’t. It was written for the international community because they don’t know enough about us. I guess that’s all I have to say. It was interesting hearing your reactions, and I hope that you turn your criticism into something productive and write and publish books also to add to the dialogue. Cheers – Wena Poon

By: Joon

Joon — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:45:21 +0000

thanks ad. but first yasmine and i have to write our sitcom about our dysfunctional families. you are very welcome to contribute.

By: ad

ad — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:25:21 +0000

dont mind my mangled grammar, but i was reading parts of the review you linked. oh my god. it is SO BAD. can they stop portraying the chinese as typical materialist, confucianist, communist, rod stuck up the arse creatures versus liberal, decadent land of the free west. it’s getting too old. joon if this wena poon can write a book on lions in the winter (SUCH A LITERAL TITLE BY THE WAY), i’m sure you can. in your book you can include a chapter on “books singaporeans read”. haha. recalling your experiences working in pageone where people are more interested in adam khoos then anything else. who cares if she is longlisted, she’ll never get to remove adam khoo from being on the local bestsellers list or even russell lee. i think u should write a book! joon! u can title it roti ajaib. i still do not understand how she can be longlisted.